Very dark brown with a tan coloured head. Lacing is noticeable.
Strong aroma of malt, nuts and caramel with alcohol.
The taste reflects the bouquet with the addition of wood,treacle and toasted wholemeal bread.
Smooth and well balanced.

Appearance: Pours a dark rosewood to mahogany colour. A light white pine coloured head with low retention and spotty surface foam, before depleting to nothing more than a chunky ring around the glass.

Aromatics: There is a slight tang and spice to the sweet and malty nose. Raisins and french toast with a light caramelized brown sugar and butter sweetness with a charred oaky co-scent.

Taste: A little bit burnt caramel and a hint of dark roast coffee with some yeasty bread; the fresh water actually carries with it a grassy note and keeps everything smooth and clean. There is a bit of the char and some walnut that shines through as it finishes.

Mouth: Relatively light, but still in the medium body realm. It has a unique clean water delivery which makes it highly drinkable - even at 7.2% it has a way of passing the palate without hindrance and finishes super clean.

Overall: Super enjoyable. A nice brew for truly any occasion. I just may get a few of these to server over this year's winter holidays and festivities.

Pairing: I have to go with the "xmas party potluck" it really has a versatile palate which means it can go with just about anything. So enjoy it with friends, family, crackers and cheese, fruitcake, chips and dip, chili, and what ever is on the spread table.

Poured from a bottle into a schooner, the beer is a dark, ruby-tinted toffee coloring, with a solid flow of carbonation throughout the body. Aromas of rich toffee and burnt caramel, floral highlights, thistle, berry esters, and sugary overtones. Flavors are heavily roasted and tangy sweet forward, with a solid blend of tangy caramel, rich toffee, burnt sugary notes, wood spice, solid char overlays, and earthy undertones. Very dynamic palate. The body is slick and bold, with a very richly sweet and heavily roasted aftertaste. The finish is slick, smooth, and with a solid cloying linger. Very solid representation of the Wee Heavy style.

Appearance: The beer is a dark brown but when exposed to some light it shows a very deep red-brown color. The head is a creamy texture and eggshell white in appearance. There is some spotty lacing on the glass and it manages a very minimal head with moderate lacing. Eventually it fades into a frothy ring around the glass.

Aroma: There is a light scent of burnt caramel, toffee, and a bit of alcohol.

Taste: Very light amount of charcoal and just a touch of toasted bread with a light caramel flavor. There is a slightly nutty finish with a bit of a charcoal bitterness at the end.

Mouthfeel: It is a very clean beer that is highly drinkable and walks the tightrope between bitterness and sweetness very well. It has a medium body that edges on the heavier side of bitterness yet leans on the lighter side of texture. Overall the mouthfeel works for the beer but it could use a bit more texture.

Overall: It is an alright beer but nothing outstanding. Much of the beer character seems to be lost or perhaps never existing at all. With all imports it is a roll of the dice whether or not you are getting a well treated product. I would try it again if I could have it in the UK but I wouldn't buy it in the U.S. again.

Pours a reddish mahogany brown clear when held up to the light. Thin tan head dissipates leading no lacing and no residual head.

Smell has aromas of oak, must, peat, figs, wood, and robust malts. Its a strong aroma, but very mellow - the aromas are well blended and oaken. touch of booze on the back of the nose.

Taste has notes of toffee, butterscotch, and figs up front. Gives way to a lovely oaken flavor with hints of vanilla. Tons of malt here, robust and flavorful. Hint of a cocoa like dryness with a slight bitterness on the finish. Nice lingering chocolate aftertaste.

Feel is light and drinkable even with the high ABV. Mild carbonation. Smooooooth and buttery.

This is easily top 3 for scotch ales - so incredibly well done and directly from the Laird (now Lady) of Traquair. True CRAFT beer here.

16.9oz bottle, best by date of 3/28/25. Pours clear reddish-amber with a medium sized tan head. Smells of sweet malt, caramel, oak, some spice, and some peat. The taste follows closely with oak, malts, caramel, spice, and peat; very nice complexity. Some light sweetness and bitterness. Medium body and carbonation. Overall, it's a tasty beer and an excellent representation of the style.